Deadbeat
Deadbeat noun - A lazy person.
Usage example: he snapped instructions to the deadbeats who were standing around watching the work pile up
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Crapsack World: In this case, it's a crapsack business world; every businessman who isn't a total crook or a professional shirker is overworked, unappreciated and/or deadbeat.
Source: Comic Strip / Dilbert
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Shirker and Deadbeat. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deadbeat/shirker
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